The Anglo Kickstart Theorem is undoubtedly true. I have occasionally beaten the odds, but the exceptions just prove the rule.
The one time I did it really well was at my MSF course. The instructor, who asked to ride my iron classic, couldn't get it to fire up (hee hee), so I hopped on, did the ammeter/TDC thing, brought the lever back up, kicked it through and, miracle of miracles, it fired right away. I was positive that the thing would have been flooded and/or cranky and really give me a tough way to go, but it fired up like a champ.
I agree that the easier kickstarting of the UCE may well be less "charming", but sometimes I just want the thing to fire up, not be quaint with me. I probably need to check my jetting and/or idle, because my iron classic can be difficult at times.
Mike